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Bruce Pearl hosts three basketball recruits at his house, which is a secondary violation
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After losing to South Carolina and dropping to 3-6 on the season, Mike Hamilton fires longtime coach Phillip Fulmer
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The controversial ex-Raiders coach is hired and promptly puts together a top tier recruiting class. Kiffin is instantly popular among the fanbase due to his personality, recruiting prowess, and coaching staff
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Four Tennessee basketball players are arrested when guns and illegal substances are found in their car on New Year's Day.
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Lane Kiffin leaves late in the recruiting season for his "dream job" at USC. Kiffin and his staff urge TN recruits to not attend class and try to sway them to USC. The TN fanbase is enraged, and proceeds to riot and burn mattresses.
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When asked about a photograph of the three junior recruits taken at his house in September 2008, Bruce Pearl denies any knowledge of it.
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Bruce Pearl comes clean about his lies to the NCAA. The University imposes self-imposed penalties, including recruiting restrictions and pay deductions.
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Pearl is suspended by the SEC for the first 8 conference games, in which the Vols go 5-3
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After a 75-45 loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament, Bruce Pearl is fired due to the pending NCAA investigation.
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After four years, Raleigh had a losing record and had never appeared in the SEC tournament.
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Due to each of the three major programs faultering and being under NCAA investigation, Mike Hamilton resigns as Athletic Director at Tennessee
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The one person on campus who had achieved consistent success with integrity announces she has been diagnosed with early onset dementia
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The Vols best defensive player, Janzen Jackson, is dismissed from the team for unspecified reasons.
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The Vols best offensive weapon tears his ACL during the first drive of the Florida game, which ended in a 10 point loss for Tennessee
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That's right, Tennessee dog mascot suffered a partially torn ACL during the Cincinnati game.
